# Create a payment Apple Messages template

Payment message templates enable businesses to seamlessly integrate Apple Pay into Apple Messages, offering customers a secure and convenient way to make payments directly within their conversation. 

Payment message templates facilitate seamless financial transactions directly within Apple Messages, offering businesses a streamlined way to request payments from customers.

## **Message Components**

### **Message Received**

This is the initial message customers see, encouraging them to engage with the payment request. Key properties of this message include:

* **Payment Request Icon**: A visual representation of the payment request, displayed only if Apple Pay is not already set up on the customer’s device.
* **Display Properties**: Certain attributes of this message can be customized by the payment request when received by the customer, ensuring clarity and relevance.

### **Payment Configuration**

Configure your payment request with detailed information to ensure a smooth transaction:

* **Itemization**: Specify line items either statically or dynamically, providing transparency about what the customer is being billed for.
* **Total Cost**: Clearly state the total amount due, including any taxes or fees, to avoid any confusion during the payment process.

### Message reply

'Message replied' is the message that is shown to a recipient when they make a payment.

You'll need to provide the following content to populate the message:

* This message appears to recipients after they've made a selection, confirming their action.
  * **Image**: Upload or provide a URL for an image related to the completed action.
  * **Title**: For example, "Selection made". Variables can be used here for customization.
  * **Subtitle**: Additional supporting text for the title. This can also include variables.
  * **Style**: Options include 'Icon', 'Small', 'Large'. The 'Icon' style is recommended for reply messages.

## **How to create a payment message template**

1. Go to **Content** > **Message templates**.
2. Click **Create new message project**.
3. Under 'Platform', select **Apple Messages**.
4. Select **Payment** as the 'Message type'.
5. **Message received block**:
   * Optionally include an icon to visually represent the payment request.
   * Input a clear title for the payment request and specify the total cost, ensuring transparency and understanding.
6. **Payment configuration block**:
   * Detail the line items included in the payment request, whether fixed or generated dynamically.
   * Confirm the total amount the customer is expected to pay.
7. **Message reply block**:
   * Complete the fields in the message reply block.
8. Once your payment message template is complete, click **Publish** to make it active and available for use in customer transactions.<br>